Squid Game will return to Netflix on December 26, 2024.
The second season of Squid Game is one of the most anticipated events in the world of television series. After the global success of the first season, released on Netflix in September 2021, fans around the world have eagerly awaited a sequel that promises to be even more dramatic, complex, and intriguing. The streaming service knows well that the second season of the South Korean series will be another hit for the platform, so much so that its fans will not miss out on many promotional videos (like this very funny one). Today it is the turn of a mysterious invitation to participate in the deadly game. Will you be there?
The number of success
Squid Game, conceived and directed by South Korean director Hwang Dong-hyuk, has conquered global audiences with its compelling and original plot. The series follows a group of desperate, economically oppressed people who agree to participate in a deadly game for the chance to win a life-changing sum of money. Each game is based on traditional Korean children's games but with a deadly twist. The social message, which explores the class divide, economic desperation, and the dehumanization of capitalist competition, has resonated with audiences around the world.
The first season set numerous records, becoming the most-watched series ever on Netflix, with over 111 million viewers in its first month of release. It has also been critically acclaimed and has won numerous awards, including the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor (O Yeong-su) and multiple Emmy Awards.
What to expect from Squid Game season 2?
Squid Game season 2 faces a huge challenge: maintaining the high level of tension, drama, and innovation of the first season, without falling into predictable repetition. However, expectations are sky-high, and series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has assured that the new season will introduce new characters and delve deeper into the stories of existing ones. One of the main questions is about the protagonist, Seong Gi-hun (played by Lee Jung-Jae), who was seen making a crucial decision at the end of the first season that will probably lead him to try to dismantle the system behind the game.
His evolution as a character will be central in the new season, especially now that he has won the games but is tormented by guilt and the awareness of the cruel mechanism in which he participated. Another intriguing aspect is the identity and motivations of the Frontman (played by Lee Byung-hun), the masked man who supervises the games. His motivations and past could be explored further, revealing more details about how and why the games exist. Squid Game will return to Netflix on December 26, 2024, but it has also been announced that it will continue with a third season, which will arrive in 2025.